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Thank you so much dee and batmans daughter.Your information will help a great deal. didnt know my g g grandfather fought in ww1.Even more for me to look into.can't thank you enough :)

Now this death can't be his father as he would be too young, so maybe a brother??

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page

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Deaths Mar 1920 (97%)
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O'ROURKE Cornelius 52 Manchester 8d 262



Ancoats is a district in Manchester.



Dee x

His WW1 papers are on Ancestry and it names his father;

Cornelious O'Rourke of 134 Larne (?) Street, Ancoats M/C.

Edwards children, Edward born 1895, Mary Ann 1901, Elizabeth 1906, Walter 1908 and Michael 1911.

Confirms his wifes name as Mary Ann Hagan

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
about Edward O'Rourke
Name: Edward O'Rourke
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Age at Enlistment: 37
Residence: 26 Inverkip Street, Greenock
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 16516
Regiment Name: KOSB
Number of Images: 3




Dee x

And maybe his death;

Year Surname / Maiden Name Forename Mother's Surname Other Surnames Sex Age District City/County/MR GROS Data

1923 O'ROURKE EDWARD M 50 GREENOCK WEST /RENFREW 564/02 0092


Now I'm sure that this should give both his parents names.


Dee x

Hi,

I'm not sure if the marriage to Mary Ann would help, but this is on Scotlands People;

No Year Surname (M) Forename (M) Surname (F) Forename (F) District City/County/MR GROS Data Image Extract
1 1894 O'ROURKE EDWARD HAGAN MARY ANN GREENOCK WEST /RENFREW


It will at least give his fathers name.


Dee x

If you go to the record search pilot on Familysearch.org and type in his name you will find some civil registrations for people called Edward O' Rourke who were born around the time you are looking for

looking for Edward O'Rourke c.1873 in 1901 census living in west Greenock, Renfrewshire. states birthplace Ireland.

can anyone help me find Irish relatives who came from Cork. & migrated to England because of the potato famine. Are there Irish records available to search on genesreunited? Census searches have some family born in the south of England & some in Cork or Ireland. Surname of Atteridge.

They still do this. My Dads death cert in 1995 gives his place of birth as Irish Republic, even though his birth cert gives it as Dublin.

Sue

Hi T,

It may help if you tell us his name and year of birth.......... you never know we may turn something up??

Have you looked at Family Search?


Dee x

can any one advise me how i can find out the area an irish relative came from. he appears on english census as birthplace Ireland, don't know where to start! any advice greatfully received.